Fun and Bubbly Pool Shoot
By Sarah Teveldal

Story Behind the Shot: A Happy Bunch

Sarah Teveldal
Fun and Bubbly Pool Shoot

The winning photo for the "Best Underwater Art" in the Ocean Art 2022 Competition was taken at a private pool in Miami. See all Ocean Art 2022 Winners Here

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Extra terestrial critter living inside a sea squirt
By Eun-hee Cho

Story Behind the Shot: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Eun-hee Cho
Extra terestrial critter living inside a sea squirt

The winning photo for the "Compact Camera Macro" in the Ocean Art 2022 Competition was taken at Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines. See all Ocean Art 2022 Winners Here

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Winning Images from the 11th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest
By UWPG News

2022 Ocean Art Contest Winners

2022 Ocean Art Contest Winners
UWPG News
Winning Images from the 11th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest

The Ocean Art 2022 underwater photography competition is excited to announce the world's best underwater photography in our 11th annual competition! It's clear from the caliber of our winners that the world has entered a new and exciting post-pandemic era of photographic achievment. 

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A mother octopus guards the next generation
By Kat Zhou

Story Behind the Shot: Octopus Mother

Kat Zhou
Kat Zhou
A mother octopus guards the next generation

The winning photo for the "Best Macro" and "Best of Show" in the Ocean Art 2022 Competition was taken at the Blue Heron Bridge, West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Kat Zhou is a photographer based in San Francisco, California who is passionate about underwater, landscape, and wildlife photography.  She especially loves the underwater world for its diversity and vibrance, and she loves exploring new scuba diving and freediving destinations around the world.  When she’s not out photographing, she works both as a software engineer and a private adventure trip planner.  She also loves hiking, cats, gastronomy, craft cocktails, meowing at every cat, dancing crazily to really fast music, aesthetically pleasing bathtubs, and also definitely cats.

See more of Kat’s photography on Instagram or on her website.

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By Ocean Art Judges

Ocean Art Photo Competition 2022 Judges Comments

Ocean Art Photo Competition 2022 Judges Comments
Ocean Art Judges

The Ocean Art 2022 Underwater Photo Competition is the 11th annual competition hosted by the Underwater Photography Guide. Ocean Art is world's most prestigious and best endowned underwater photo contest, with over $100,000 in prizes awarded this year! 

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Underwater video footage from Raja Ampat captured with the Solar Flare Mini 15000 Underwater Video Lights
By Mark Hatter

Kraken Solar Flare Mini 15,000 Underwater Video

Kraken Solar Flare Mini 15,000 Underwater Video
Mark B. Hatter
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Underwater video footage from Raja Ampat captured with the Solar Flare Mini 15000 Underwater Video Lights

  

 

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An overview of the Light & Motion Sola 2500F, Sola 2500 S/F, and the Sola 2500 Action Kit
By Nirupam Nigam

Light & Motion Sola 2500 Review

Light & Motion Sola 2500 Review
Nirupam Nigam
Nirupam Nigam
An overview of the Light & Motion Sola 2500F, Sola 2500 S/F, and the Sola 2500 Action Kit

 

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Nirupam Nigam is the Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide and the President of Bluewater Photo - the world's top underwater photo & video retailer. While growing up in Los Angeles he fell in love with the ocean and pursued underwater photography in the local Channel Islands. After receiving degrees in Aquatic and Fisheries Science and General Biology, as well as a minor in Arctic Studies, Nirupam worked as a fisheries observer on vessels in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. Since then, Nirupam has been a full time underwater photographer and photo gear head. Check out more of his photography at www.photosfromthesea.com!

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The world's first 8K stereoscopic VR underwater housing for the Insta 360 Pro and Pro2
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Introducing the Mantis Sub Underwater VR Housing

Introducing the Mantis Sub Underwater VR Housing
Nirupam Nigam
Nirupam Nigam
The world's first 8K stereoscopic VR underwater housing for the Insta 360 Pro and Pro2

 

Bluewater Photo Introduces the Mantis Sub Housing

The Mantis Sub Housing for the Insta360 Pro & Pro2 cameras is the first underwater 8K stereoscopic virtual reality system. We are excited to announce that Bluewater Photo is the new US distributor for the New Zealand-based housing company! 

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Nirupam Nigam is the Editor-in-Chief of the Underwater Photography Guide and the President of Bluewater Photo - the world's top underwater photo & video retailer. While growing up in Los Angeles he fell in love with the ocean and pursued underwater photography in the local Channel Islands. After receiving degrees in Aquatic and Fisheries Science and General Biology, as well as a minor in Arctic Studies, Nirupam worked as a fisheries observer on vessels in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. Since then, Nirupam has been a full time underwater photographer and photo gear head. Check out more of his photography at www.photosfromthesea.com!

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Nicolas Barraqué shares his process for taking a breathtaking panoramic photo of the Ruby submarine.
By Nicolas Barraqué

An Underwater Panorama - "The Ruby" by Nicolas Barraqué

An Underwater Panorama - "The Ruby" by Nicolas Barraqué
Nicolas Barraqué
Nicolas Barraqué shares his process for taking a breathtaking panoramic photo of the Ruby submarine.

Photographing a panorama of a shipwreck is an idea I had as soon as I went digital and gained experience with post-production software. My first attempt in 2006, the wreck of the Ruby was a natural choice. 

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A lens for wide angle macro photography from a bugeye perspective
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Nauticam EMWL (Extended Macro Wide Angle) Lens Review

Nauticam EMWL (Extended Macro Wide Angle) Lens Review
Mark B. Hatter
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A lens for wide angle macro photography from a bugeye perspective

 

The Nauticam EMWL (extended macro wide lens) is a unique optical tool for underwater macro and wide angle photographers. It uses a series of complex lens elements to prove an extremely unique "bug eye" wide angle macro perspective - with a wide angle field of view. The EMWL consists of three optical elements:

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